Porringer

Date1707-1740

Artist/Maker Henry Hammerton

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 1 7/8"; OL: 7 9/16'; Diam (rim): 5 3/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1961-61

DescriptionPorringer
Label TextHenry Hammerton produced a large number of porringers. He was one of the principal makers of porringers with this distinctive bowl type with a tall concave collar immediately below the rim. Hammerton gained his freedom in 1707 and died in 1741.
InscribedNone
MarkingsTouch mark a crown over a tun with "H" to the left and "H" to the right and "1707" below within a beaded circle on underside of each handle (London Touch Plate III, 642; Cotterell 2105).
ProvenanceVendor: A.V. Sutherland-Graeme, London.